MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive412% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
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SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210805
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '21 at 17:03
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$149
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 166
2-Core 333
108% 198 Pts
4-Core 667
8-Core 975
102% 821 Pts
64-Core 1,261
78% 1,261 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 110%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 146
Parallax 259
108% 179 fps
MRender 237
Gravity 124
Splatting 159
140% 174 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126
879GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A0S63C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2260 2287 2309 2327 2328 2321 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
412% Outstanding
Read 2,784
Write 2,291
Mixed 192
SusWrite 2,305
422% 1,893 MB/s
4K Read 71.8
4K Write 203
4K Mixed 100
345% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,275
DQ Write 1,097
DQ Mixed 688
652% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 412%
Great: 380%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
288GB free
Firmware: SBFKJ4.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 486 483 485 485 485 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 145
Write 106
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 484
47% 206 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 20.7
4K Mixed 11.9
53% 16.8 MB/s
DQ Read 13.7
DQ Write 15
DQ Mixed 14
11% 14.2 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160U 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 54.7
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 45.7
123% 43 GB/s
SC Read 36.6
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 45.3
105% 36.8 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 120%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,519 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $689
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